Averaging Down Down Down

Added on by C. Maoxian.

Madaz shared some nice footage of his live trading in $DPW on December 13, 2017. I've cued the video to the point where he is trying to buy a dip, but his timing is off, and he ends up adding every ten cents (averaging down) to his position and then instantly scratches the trade at the first opportunity.

I've often suspected that this is how Madaz battles his way out when he finds himself on the wrong side of the market, but this is the first live footage I've seen that proves it. You don't have to watch the whole video, just those three or so minutes.

Here are the details on the initial entry, adds, and sale (times approximate):

9:33:22 Buys 5000 shares @ $5.80 ($29,000 total)
9:33:39 Buys 5000 shares @ $5.77 ($5.785 average) ($57,850 total)
9:33:51 Buys 5000 shares @ $5.70 ($5.755263 average) ($86,329 total)
9:33:58 Buys 5000 shares @ $5.60 ($5.716448 average) ($114,329 total)
9:34:07 Buys 5000 shares @ $5.50 ($5.673158 average) ($141,829 total)
9:34:55 Buys 5000 shares @ $5.50 ($5.644298 average) ($169,328 total)
(States $5.50 as his uncle point, will cut loss below there, total loss would be around $5,000 if he were able to sell 30,000 @ $5.49)
9:37:00 Sells 30,000 at $5.70 (scratches the trade with ~$1800 gain)

Obviously you need nerves of steel to attempt this kind of trading. Also the reflexes required to enter orders at this speed are impressive.  In the end he's risking around $5,000 on this one trade, which is a number you should keep in mind when reviewing his total daily P&L which he faithfully posts on Twitter. He's generous to share these live trading videos and should be followed closely. 

Madaz banks $12,550.57 in 7 minutes and nearly $13,000 in the first 30 minutes using his textbook washout long strategy on $DPW. Stocks also mentioned $MARA $LTEA $PTI $RIOT $CPAH *****MADAZ #CHRISTMAS #GIVEAWAY****** DETAILS HERE: http://madazmoney.com/post/madazs-mad-christmas-giveaway http://www.madazmoney.com Recommended Scanner (15% OFF WITH PROMO CODE - MADAZ15): http://bit.ly/2dFvB7t Recommended Broker: http://bit.ly/2oLsj9n BENZINGA PRO EXCLUSIVE 25% OFF WITH PROMO CODE: MADAZ25 http://pro.benzinga.com/ Follow Me on Twitter: @madaznfootballr http://twitter.com/madaznfootballr and Instagram: MadazLifestyle http://www.instagram.com/madazlifestyle/ Email: madaztrader@gmail.com .

She Comes In Innocence and Patchouli

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Not incense, innocence. Al Stewart reminds me of some famous actress, the body language, the eyes, but I can't figure out who (figured it out, he reminds me of my daughter's Kindergarten teacher) .... Great song. 

The Rifleman

Notes for Chat with Traders, Episode 151

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Episode 151 ... Rick Lane (66:03)

Trading Technologies CEO
Recently purchased trade surveillance software company, Neurensic
Finding bad behavior while avoiding false positives
Accurately identifying trader intent hard to do
Machine learning can be applied, fewer false positives
Neurensic score useful for compliance
MiFID II compliance ... European financial regulations -- futures markets
Every algo needs to be tested, see if it sets off red flags
AI will have applications across trading, not just compliance
MiFID II becomes live January 2, 2018 ... all automated traders aware of this
Lane formerly worked for consulting firm, modeling and simulation of war games, combat modeling, terrorist network growth
Cousin was big floor trader in interest rate futures
Cousin anticipated end of physical trading floors, knew everything would be automated
Cousin invited Lane to come work in Chicago
2005 the trading floor was still madness, 2006 you could hear a pin drop
Applying graph theory to terrorist network modeling
He's a coder, not a trader
Built visual interface that floor traders could use on their handhelds, any dummy could use it
[Lane has similar voice and pacing as Obama ... a Chicago thing?]
Technology had disrupted every industry, cousin anticipated same for futures trading
Georgia Tech undergrad, zero exposure to financial markets
Took him six months just to learn the mechanics of markets (what's a bid and offer, etc.)
Ultra-low latency trading strategies can be dangerous, need serious safeguards
Trading tools as loaded weapons ... risk of serious loss
Writing code for traders serious business, can't be cavalier
Software they wrote for internal purposes called "Algo Design Lab"
Trading Technologies, the 800-lb. gorilla, didn't have anything like their tools in 2008  
Trading Technologies acquired their software in 2010
Lane left and went to Google, but came back to TT within a year
He's a developer who is also a CEO ... an analytical thinker, still builds code to this day
Scale and latency problems guys at Google face are a cakewalk compared with FinTech problems
Shaving five microseconds off from tick to trade is a great  challenge
30 milliseconds is a lifetime (time to return Google search results)
Different exchanges, different rules, different regulatory regimes -- all challenging problems to solve
The most sophisticated hedge funds / prop firms have already reached the limits of latency race (nanoseconds ... speed of light constraints)
Trading algos embedded in FPGA, in silicon chips, in network switches
Making a fix in an embedded algo in a network switch hard to do
Hardware-based solutions for automated trading makes it fast, software too slow
Switches themselves can decode price updates, gain meaning, and change its own price; never sent to server
TT has big internship program
Definition of "trader" has fundamentally changed in recent years
Now traders are all computer science, math, engineering grads [not Neanderthal basket weavers like me]
www.tradingtechnologies.com
Twitter: @r1ck_l4n3

 

TV Shows Watched -- Shooter

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A Twitterer appreciated my recommendation of "Fauda" and tried to return the favor by recommending that I check out "Shooter." I watched the first episode from the first season and wasn't thrilled for the following reasons:

  • War Porn
  • Fetishizes guns (and I'm a pro-gun guy)
  • Fetishizes violence, including political assassination
  • Token black characters (but don't worry, one is immediately killed off)
  • Weak acting
  • Lame made-for-commercial-TV vibe
  • Dumb story

I won't continue to watch this one and don't recommend it.

Practice Pumpkins (though not filled with red food coloring)

Practice Pumpkins (though not filled with red food coloring)

When One More Round Will Get You Through

Added on by C. Maoxian.

Great song, great voice ... he's from Missouri but now lives in Portland, Oregon. Looks like he's Gen-Y, but I don't have his birthdate.

http://KEXP.ORG presents Barna Howard performing "Quite A Feelin'" live in the KEXP studio. Recorded October 7, 2015. Host: Greg Vandy Audio Engineer: Kevin Suggs Cameras: Jim Beckmann, Scott Holpainen & Justin Wilmore Editor: Luke Knecht http://kexp.org http://www.barnahoward.com